Scottish salmon farms face scrutiny over mortalities, inspection gaps

Scottish salmon farms face scrutiny over mortalities, inspection gaps

Scottish salmon farms reported over 35m unexpected fish deaths between January 2023 and October 2025, while regulators inspected just 21 of 213 active sites during the same period

New figures prompt scrutiny of salmon farm inspection regime

Questions raised over rigour of inspections in Scotland. Scottish salmon farms recorded more than 35 million “unexpected” fish deaths between January 2023 and October 2025, according to figures cited in a report published this week by The Guardian. The newspaper said the data was obtained through a freedom of information request submitted by Animal Equality [...]